Summit Academy is 8-2 against Judge Memorial Catholic since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Summit Academy Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. Summit Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Summit Academy's way against Judge Memorial Catholic as Summit Academy made off with a 12-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Summit Academy.
COOPER DERBIDGE and EZEKIEL MARCOTTE made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, DERBIDGE struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, MARCOTTE tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. DERBIDGE has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, DERBIDGE went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double, while MARCOTTE went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, SAMUEL GOMEZ was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. TALIN HILL was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Summit Academy's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they dropped their record down to 1-17 with that loss, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Judge Memorial Catholic's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Summit Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Judge Memorial Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain Summit Academy's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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